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About Amala Village

Amala is a large village in Hiranagar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,021, made up of 1,076 males and 945 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amala village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Hiranagar
Pincode 184144
Area (hectares) 238 hectares
Population 2,021
Male Population 1,076
Female Population 945
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Amala compares

By the 2011 count Amala is the 14th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 238 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Amala

Amala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Amala as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Amala from other places

Amala lies about 23 km from Hiranagar, and the nearest railway station is Kathua, about 7.1 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Amala
Nearest railway station Kathua 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Hiranagar 23 km

Villages closest to Amala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hiranagar tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Amala

As per the Census of India 2011, Amala village had a population of 2,021. That makes it the 14th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Amala village has 1,076 males and 945 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amala has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Amala is 184144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amala covers 238 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Amala falls under Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Amala is Kathua, about 7.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Amala.

Amala is about 23 km from Hiranagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amala is in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district. Kathua is about 7.1 km away. Hiranagar is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mandleyal (under 2 km), Khurar (3.2 km) and Chelak (4.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Amala today is likely to be higher.

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